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Rajendra Prasanna is an important figure in the world of Indian music and culture. He is the foremost exponent of Bansuri & Shehnai and a celebrated artist recognized for his unique ability to perform on two instruments at a topmost level. It is indeed a very rare skill in the field of Hindustani music. He hails from Banaras and comes from a traditional family of musicians of renowned Banaras Gharana. He was groomed by his grandfather Pt. Gauri Shankar and father Pt. Raghunath Prasanna, who was the first in Prasanna family to introduce both Tripura and Krishna flute.
Felicitated with Grammy Award certificate in 2004, Rajendra Prasanna became an international personality. He has performed across the globe, including an appearance at renowned festivals and venues in many different countries across the globe.

Credits:
Flute : Pt. Rajendra Prasanna , Rajesh Prasanna
Tabla : Abhishek Mishra

Historically, Bhatiyali gained popularity in the stretches of Mymensingh and Sylhet of undivided Bengal and the Sunderbans. Later, it spread across Bengal and even reached the banks of the Brahmaputra in Assam. Bhatiyali often tends to merge with dehatattwa – a genre of music that dwells on the philosophy of the body. In these, the river is typically used as a metaphor for life itself. It has a very strong character.
Since Bhatiyali is conceived on a living river with all her moods, all her love, her passion, her fury, her compassion, from the low tide which leaves the boatman stranded on the sandy banks to the floods that sweep away the boat. It is forthright, straightforward and real, it is not always full of only devotion and glorification for the river, unlike classical shlokas or hymns, it also talks of the struggle and endeavour of the journey, the treacherous river with the perilous storms and floods. While some talk of how limitless river is, they also talk about the unity in this limitlessness. Like rivers, Bhatiyali defies boundaries. It is sung and celebrated in Bangladesh to West Bengal to Tripura to Pakistan. Each region adds its own colour, its own tunes and idiosyncrasies to the genre, enriching it further. The metaphor of river and search for direction, kinara (Kul) is eternal in Bhatiyali. In one sense, Bhatiyali is a “work song” a melodious accompaniment to monotonous or tiring work.
The Noble prize laureate, Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) was also deeply influenced by Bhatiyali, as is reflected in many of his songs.

This is part of our effort to create an unplugged music series created under lockdown conditions for the listeners of our channel.

This baithak was held at the initiative of Ved Gupta as a part of bazm e Khas foundation live concerts.

The idea behind this upload is to preserve this collection of great music for all music lovers and students of Hindustani music.

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